News from February 2021
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 18, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Republicans offered several amendments during the full committee’s meeting on adopting the rules package for the 117thCongress. Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement.
By State Newswire | Feb 18, 2021
Release: The Administration’s policy is to protect our national and border security, address the humanitarian challenges at the U.S.-Mexico border, and ensure public health and safety. The Departments of State and Homeland Security are coordinating closely with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 18, 2021
News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced the arrest of JOSE ANGEL FELAN, JR., 34, and MENA DHAYA YOUSIF, 22, for their roles in multiple arsons on May 28, 2020. FELAN and YOUSIF were detained on Feb. 15, 2021, in Mexico by Mexican authorities for immigration violations after the...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 18, 2021
News Release: ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Susan A. Gibson, Interim Officer in Charge of the Atlantic City Police Department Deputy Chief James A. Sarkos, and Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announce the arrest of a NYPD fugitive wanted for homicide.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 18, 2021
News Release: NEW BERN, N.C. - A Shallotte man was sentenced today to 70 months in prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Heroin.
By State Newswire | Feb 18, 2021
Release: The United States remains alarmed by the Lukashenka regime’s continuing violent crackdown on peaceful protesters, pro-democracy activists, and journalists. The February 16 raids on human rights organization Vyasna, the Belarusian Association of Journalists, and independent trade union workers, as well as the February 18 sentencing of journalists Katsiaryna Andreyeva and Darya Chultsova are particularly troublesome.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 18, 2021
News Release: Grand Jury Adds Obstruction, Alteration of Records, and False Statements to Visa Fraud Charges Against Visiting Researcher Alleged to Be Member of China’s People’s Liberation Army.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 18, 2021
News Release: Whether it’s a new set of solar panels glistening on a neighbor’s roof or a freshly installed smart thermostat at home, burgeoning renewable and smart technologies represent steps toward a sustainable future. But much of their potential will remain untapped unless the power grid is managed in a much more flexible way.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 18, 2021
News Release: Despite the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, Fort Larned National Historic Site (NHS) continues to connect with visitors virtually. Fort Larned staff have been working diligently to use innovative digital resources to reach new audiences.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 18, 2021
News Release: Angela Wetz, a 10-year veteran of the National Park Service(NPS) has been named as the new superintendent of Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 18, 2021
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Richard Dzionara-Norsen, 29, of Brighton, NY, who was convicted by a federal jury of possession, receipt, and distribution of child pornography, was sentenced to serve 72 months in prison and 10 years supervised release by Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 18, 2021
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Anthony R. Krohn, 37, Edgerton, Wisconsin, pleaded guilty and was sentenced yesterday by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 5 years in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 18, 2021
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that Laquinton Tyrone Dashawn Robbins, 28, has been sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Ralph R. Beistline for possession of firearm in an Anchorage school zone. Robbins pled guilty to the offense in February 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 18, 2021
News Release: GREENBELT, Md. - A federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment charging Andrew Joseph Trimmer, aka “D" and “Smoke", age 32, and Alicia Marie Walls, aka “Porsha" and “Alicia Porsha," age 28, both of Bowie, Maryland, on federal charges related to a fentanyl distribution conspiracy. The superseding...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 18, 2021
News Release: NEW BERN, N.C. - Antonio Blake Spencer, 32, of Wilmington, North Carolina was sentenced today to 99 months in prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Spencer was charged with one count of felon in possession of a firearm on April 30, 2019 and pled guilty on Oct. 17, 2020.
By State Newswire | Feb 18, 2021
Release: On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, it is my pleasure to congratulate the people of The Gambia on the 56th anniversary of your independence.
By State Newswire | Feb 18, 2021
Release: The United States is deeply concerned by recent political developments in Georgia. We call on all parties to exercise restraint and avoid any actions or rhetoric that could escalate tensions or result in violence. We urge the Georgian government to act in line with its Euro-Atlantic aspirations and to reinforce its commitment to the principles of democracy, individual liberty, and rule of law by ensuring that its judicial and prosecutorial system is free of political bias.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 18, 2021
News Release: Defendants at Two New York City Firms Prepared Coached Clients to Lie During Immigration Proceedings.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 18, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A former member of the New Bedford Chapter of the Massachusetts Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (“Latin Kings") pleaded guilty today to racketeering and drug charges.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 18, 2021
News Release: REDDING, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management is offering opportunities to live and work in beautiful riverside settings, in volunteer camp host positions in northeast California.
